Sheffield Hallam University

1. Sheffield Hallam University Marie May Community, Sustainability & Residential Development Manager

2. Background to SHU • 28,000 students total • 4,000 staff • City Centre Campus & • 2 Campuses in outskirts • Facilities Directorate • EFQM 4 – 5 years • Self assessor for Partnership & Resources and Society

3. Awareness • Business in Environment & Community • EEAUC, HEPS,HEEPI • Sheffield first for environment • Residential groups and societies • Staff Appraisal • Events – Fair Trade, WWD, training sessions for staff and students

4. Housing Students living in community has the biggest direct impact on the lives of locals Positive – businesses, intellectual health, vibrancy Negative – noise, litter, house prices

5. Housing • Partnership halls • Brownfield sites • Reduced need for private • sector housing • Responsible Landlord • scheme • Neighbourhood Renewal • Commission • Student Living Task Force

6. Effects • Easier to house students • Easier to manage students • Variety of accommodation • Sustainable buildings • Private housing – local residents • Improved standards • Clean up days, fly posting and • training sessions for students

7. The strategy has contributed massively to the development of the City - urban regeneration Bramall Court

8. Students • Training sessions – how • to have a positive effect • on the local community • Landlords as students – • CPD starts in September • Security staff • secondments to Police • Domestic staff as • surrogate Mums

10. Environment, Health and Society • Bikes 4 students • Street Force – Open Days • Action Days – volunteers • Drug Squad • Recycling – income into hardship fund • Charity events in FD - £20k

11. Does being a good neighbour pay? • Increasing management contracts for halls • Grant of £45k over 2 years • Bursaries received £129k this year • Contractors & architects placements for students

12. Sheffield Hallam University